Reply by Gene Howe

Looks exactly like an F100 I used to have before it got “T”boned at an intersection.Mine was red, also. I staked the bed with oak. Used two slats per side. I cut the corners of the slats with a hole cutter to give them a scalloped look. Ran a cove cutter around each slat and painted the cove red to match the truck. Before painting, I soaked them in BLO. Then, after painting, coated them with “Man O War” marine varnish. They looked great for 4 years.I miss that truck!

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton